The Focus Group will be running an Exhibition at the Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester from Saturday 6th to Saturday 13th April. Focus group members would appreciate some assistance from the ‘heavies’ loading screens etc from Tangmere on Thursday afternoon, 3rd April, at 2.45 to 3.00 and then unloading the following morning at the Assembly Room about 8.45 to 9.00am. The screen legs and bases are
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Digital Group Meeting of 26th March 2019
The videos of the tutorials given by Ann McDonald and Sheila Tester at this meeting are now available. The easiest way to find them is to go to Digital Group and scroll down through the posts to that of 22nd January 2019.
At the bottom of this post you will see a link which will take you to all the videos we have posted this season. The video for the Ann McDonald tutorial is in the top row on the lefthand side, Similarly Sheila’s tutorial may be found on the lefthand side of the bottom row.
Just click on the appropriate icon and the video will start.
Prints at Sage HOuse
The following prints have been selected for the display at Sage House: Peter Rocchiccioli – The Little Boat and Volcano at Dawn; Lorna Brown – Trees from the Wood; Sarah Nichol – To the Secret Garden, Cromer Pier and The road to Lindisfarne; Mike Hancock – Path to the Door and Jasna Lake; Ronnie Hall – Chichester Harbour at Sunset; Jean Brooks – Deer in Flight; Hilary Featherstone – Goodwood Balloons; Jim Munday – Evening Glow at Fairfield; Jeff Owen – Basin Eye View and Rainbow Umbrellas.
These prints are much appreciated by the residents of Sage House at a very difficult stage in their lives. Many thanks to all the contributors.
CHICHESTER WINS SCPF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to Chichester Camera Club which won The Southern Photographic Federation Print and PDI Championships which were held on Sunday 24thMarch.
Dalmatian Pelican Defending Territory © Sheila Tester, featured above, won the best image in the PDI Championship and a Gold Medal. Congratulations Sheila!
Twenty four clubs from the Federation took part in the PDI Championships and twenty one clubs took part in the Print Championshiip. Chichester Camera Club were the winners in both competitions.
Chichester members won a Gold Medal, a Silver Medal, and a total of five Highly Commended Certificates. Congratulations to everyone who had images in the competition, each image contributed to our final result.
NEXT MEETING OF THE PAGB GROUP MONDAY 1st APRIL
The meeting will take place at the small hall in the Tangmere Village Centre. We will meet at 6.45 pm for a prompt 7.00 pm start. Please come at 6.45 to help set the room up. The cost is £3 for club members and £4 for non-members.
Members are encouraged to bring along prints and/or digital images for in-depth constructive critique. We look forward to seeing you and your images.
The image featured above is Canary Wharf © Michael Palmer a new member of the PAGB Group
CROUCH SHIELD COMPETITION RESULTS
The Crouch Shield PDI Competition took place on 23rdMarch. Chichester Camera Club came second to Steyning in this competition.
The Best PDI of the evening was Cheetah in Evening Light.© (featured above) by a Chichester Camera Club member.
Nomad Boxes
John Howes will be placing an order for new Nomad boxes on Friday 29th March so if anyone else wants to purchase a box taking advantage of lower prices for bulk purchasing please contact John either at the Club tomorrow night or by e mail – jhowes.live.co.uk
108th LONDON SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY
YOU ARE INVITED TO ENTER PRINTS FOR THE 108th LONDON SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
Closing date 20th May 2019. I am going to try to arrange delivery of Chichester Camera Club print entries in order to save on postage. Watch this space!
Accepted prints will be exhibited in galleries during the Summer in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Ireland.
For full details of On-Line entry, rules and exhibition dates please visit the London Salon website www.londonsalon.org or contact Ann McDonald who will be happy to advise you on suitable images and the online entry system etc. Please bring along any prospective entries to the PAGB Group on 1st April
This is a very prestigious salon which was set up in 1910 with the aim being “to exhibit only that class of photographic work in which there is distinct evidence of artistic feeling and execution”. Members of Chichester Camera Club have been entering this salon for many years, with considerable success. The image featured above ‘1920s Flapper‘ © Glyn Edmunds won a rare London Salon Medal in last year’s exhibition.
Entry System Now Open
images selected for inter-club competitions
The following images have been selected for our inter-club competitions which will be held in MARCH and APRIL
THE SOUTHERN PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
This will take place on the 24THMarch 2019. The venue is The John O’Gaunt School, Priory Road, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0AN
SCPF PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP IMAGES
| Abandoned Farmhouse | Frank Adams |
| At the Imperial City | Chris Gledhill |
| Bonnet Mushrooms (Mycena Galericulata) | David Harris |
| Carmine Bee-Eater over the Zambezi | Phil Shaw |
| Chasing the Light | Richard Corkrey |
| Coprinus Disseminatus | Sheila Tester |
| Curious | John Howes |
| Dalmatian Pelican | Ann McDonald |
| Gannet Defending Space | Ann McDonald |
| Hearth and Home | Lorna Brown |
| On his Bike | Peter Rocchiccioli |
| Porcelain Fungus in Dappled Light | Sheila Tester |
| Reaching for the Moon (Mycena) | David Harris |
| Red Stag | Graham Ainge |
| Resting | Ann McDonald |
SCPF PDI CHAMPIONSHIP IMAGES
| Black Hairstreak Satyrium Pruni | Ross Laney |
| Canary Wharf | Michael Palmer |
| Dalmatian Pelican Defending Territory | Sheila Tester |
| Gannet Bonding Behaviour | Ann McDonald |
| Gannets Sky Pointing | Ann McDonald |
| London Infinity | Michael Palmer |
| Poplar Hawk Moth | Ross Laney |
| Racket Tailed Pufflet Aerial Combat | Phil Shaw |
| Riona in a Lace Skirt | Glyn Edmunds |
| Sisters | John Howes |
| Stradbally Strand | Lorna Brown |
| The Scoundrel and the Scholar | John Howes |
| The Sheep Judge | John Howes |
| Tiger Action Portrait | Phil Shaw |
| Vashti Cunningham USA | Andy Dulson |
THE CROUCH SHIELD PDI COMPETITION
This will take place on Friday 22ndMarch. The venue is Henfield Village Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield, BN5 9DB, United Kingdom.
CROUCH SHEILD IMAGES
| Cheetah in the Evening | Phil Shaw |
| Church at Vik | Sheila Tester |
| Crash Landing Pelican | Ann McDonald |
| Moth to the Flame | Ross Laney |
| Mycena with Gossamer Thread | Sheila Tester |
| Portrait of a Lady | Ann McDonald |
| The Narrowboatman | John Howes |
| Tiger Portrait | Phil Shaw |
SUSSEX FEDERATION PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP
This will take place on 6thApril 2019, at the The King’s Centre, Burgess Hill
SUSSEX FED CHAMPIONSHIP IMAGES
| A Beautiful Smile | Mike Harris |
| Little Red Riding Hood? | Richard Ryder |
| The Hot Tap | Ray Thurgood |
| En Vogue | Jonathan Fiske |
| Gallery, Stockholm | Guy Partington |
| The Turbine Hall, Tate Modern | Heather Buckle |
| Little Blue Boat | Carmel Lynch |
| Devon Beach | Wendy Chalk |
| In the Shadow of the Budha | Mike Hancock |
| Haircut Sir? | Mike Hancock |
| Angry Leopard | Chris Gledhill |
| Fox on the Prowl | Chris Gledhill |
Digital Group tuesday 26th March 2019
The Digital Group will meet on Tuesday 26th March in the Small Hall at Tangmere Village Centre at 7.30.
For the first part of the evening Ann McDonald will give a tutorial on removing objects, including a woman with fuzzy hair from an image in Photoshop. Ann is an excellent educator and this is a tutorial not to be missed.
Following the coffee break, Sheila Tester will give a tutorial on organising images in Lightroom,importing images, renaming them and metadata copyright. This is a tutorial which has been requested by some of the newer members.
Members £3.00, non members £4.00. All welcome.
